In a move that speaks volumes, the Condors have added collegiate goaltender Jared Kaufmann to their roster.
Kaufmann, 24, just completed his fourth year of play at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where he was 9-10-3 for the Mavericks with a 2.31 goals-against average and .915 save percentage.
Kaufmann signed with the Condors on Monday and was placed on 3-day IR. He will be eligible to be activated on Thursday.
Kuafmann’s signing likely means two things: One, the Condors are looking toward the future; and two, there is little confidence in David McKee, who is assigned to the team by the Iowa Chops of the American Hockey League but is clearly in a back-up role to Yutaka Fukufuji.  
The Condors have battled back into playoff contention with a 16-4-1 mark over their last 21 games with Fukufuji going 12-2 (2.85 goals-against average, .910 save percentage) during the run while McKee is 4-2-1 (4.17 GAA and .863 save percentage). 
McKee has not played since he allowed four goals and 10 shots in 26 minutes of play on March 13. Fukufuji relieved McKee in that game and has started the past four games.
It will be interesting to see how long Kaufmann stays on IR.
The Condors have five games left in the regular this season, all at home, including games against Victoria Wednesday and Friday and Las Vegas on Saturday.